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- August 4
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- It's not too late to save up to 50% off Keeper plans — secure your passwords and company security with big discounts on Personal and Business plans
- Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 review: A portable business-driven shell that's a workstation-grade beast under the hood
- Experts reveal Google Password Manager can be hijacked to let hackers steal passkeys and gain access to all your secrets
- Private Internet Access now lets you ditch Google as it brings its VPN app to F-Droid
- The vSphere 9 decision: migrate, modernize or maximize with purpose
- Philips Hue may be bringing its best ever lightstrip to the back of your TV — but we're primed for a painful price
- 'Striking the right balance starts with recognising that every user has different expectations of their browser': Mozilla's head of Firefox tells us why the browser is becoming one of the most important layers of the AI era
- AI monocultures: the code review problem nobody's talking about
- AdGuard VPN launches standalone Meta Quest app for system-wide VR protection
- I spent two weeks with the Samsung Galaxy S26, and it's a stellar phone with a few annoying compromises
- What it really takes to get enterprise data AI-ready
- Travelers beware — Microsoft experts warn hotel Wi-Fi can be hijacked to infect your devices with dangerous malware
- GTA 6 fans waiting for Trailer 3 are convinced they've spotted an easter egg in GTA Online referencing the game's map
- Prime Video's God of War series might have found its new Kratos — and I think he would be the perfect choice to play him
- DJI unveils the Mic Mini 2S — here are 5 upgrades you can expect over the regular Mic Mini 2
- Should Star Trek fans be worried about 'dwindling' Blu-ray, 4K and DVD releases in the streaming era? One star says not — despite Starfleet Academy having no confirmed release date on physical media
- A potentially dangerous macOS security flaw went unreported due to Apple being deluged by AI slop bug reports
- Telemetry in AI and why it may be a ticking bomb for CTOs and CFOs
- Our favorite high-end music player brand just unveiled a successor to its 5-star entry-level DAP — though its definition of 'entry-level' might differ to yours
- How governance gaps are creating a shadow AI risk for finance leaders
- Google just made managing your Fitbit health data far easier on iOS, and I can’t believe it’s taken this long
- Think you know the rest? Then prove it with this ultimate Spider-Man quiz about the superhero's comics, movies, TV shows, games and more
- Why organizations are making trade-offs on software quality in the race to deliver faster
- Leaked document suggests Microsoft's rumored 'disc-to-digital' feature will roll out this month and allow users to play the Xbox 360 catalogue on Project Helix
- Rethinking AI adoption: What UK retailers can learn from their US counterparts
- The democratization of AI stopped at the wrong layer
- Enabling the next generation of AI data centers
- Over 100,000 UK Police and staff have personal data leaked in attack on national database
- What is the release date for Stuart Fails to Save the Universe episode 3 on HBO Max?
- LinkedIn says it won't be spending big on AI hardware this year — but it has a good reason why
- Beast of Reincarnation is an emotional journey from start to finish and excels with its Sekiro-like combat that is guaranteed to make players come back for more
- Panasonic's new gadget is a bread maker that also churns ice cream — I went hands-on with the wild two-in-one appliance, and the results were seriously tasty
- August 3
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- GMKTec pairs the fastest laptop CPU ever launched with a desktop RTX5070 GPU in an impressive Neo-X1 workstation PC
- Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4 (game #1653)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4 (game #1150)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, August 4 (game #884)
- Nvidia could invest $250bn in OpenAI's 10Gw Ohio data center — but costs could balloon to $500bn
- Quote of the day by filmmaker James Cameron on AI: 'All of human art and human experience put into a blender' — dismissing the rise of AI in creative industries
- I'm not convinced that Stuart Fails to Save the Universe titles are 'AI slop' — in fact HBO Max creators have teased that there really is a hidden message in the changes
- Someone just made the world's most elaborate Train Simulator controller — and it even includes real dashboard components from 'Class 80x' UK trains
- Liene PixCut S1 review: A compact, crowd-pleasing photo sticker printer and cutter for home and work
- 'Generative AI is already changing what malicious software packages look like and how threat actors are beginning to probe AI-based code systems': Amazon flags North Korean hacker group as being behind the surge in open source supply chain attacks
- After months of silence, the first Googlebook has been spotted — and it looks nifty, but will anyone really care?
- MySpace coming back — again — is no surprise; I’m only shocked it’s not been announced as the first all-AI social media platform
- 'We can push the limits of technology to pursue something mind-blowing': Disney Worldbuilders looks like a must-watch for Disney Parks fans
- A study found 92% of workers over 50 showed signs of disordered sleep — these 3 ChatGPT tricks helped me switch off
- Satechi Thunderbolt 5 CubeDock review: I finally found the ultimate docking station for creatives
- How do LifeLock's AI protections keep your finances secure?
- Anthropic reveals Claude AI model hacked three companies during tests — so how worried should we be?
- Mystery Booster Commander Edition is everything I could want from a Magic: The Gathering set — please, Wizards of the Coast, print as much as possible
- Samsung warns RAM-pocalypse could last until 2028 — as its profits continue to rise
- Disney+ brings 4K streaming back to European customers, but HDR is still on the to-do list
- A torrent of states are repealing data center tax exemptions — but it could increase costs by upwards of 7%
- No shade Sony, but Hideo Kojima is celebrating his love of physical discs with a new limited edition version of my favorite mini CD player
- I tested the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, and it's truly like having an iPad mini or a Kindle in your pocket
- What is the release date for X-Men '97 season 2 episode 8 on Disney+?
- Cape Fear ending explained: Who died, what happened to Max Cady, who is Natalie's real father, and possible season 2 predictions
- I stopped starting every ChatGPT conversation from scratch — these 5 simple changes made it much more useful
- 'Every small business will eventually have a digital workforce of AI agents': Bluehost CEO on how AI agents are reshaping business
- Meet deGDID: Windscribe's answer to the Windows tracker that VPNs cannot mask
- 10 million downloads but no website? New TechRadar data reveals how Android VPNs are gaming the system to avoid supporting users effectively
- Creality Falcon T1 review: A 5-star 5-in-1 laser engraver for businesses
- I tested the world's first AI spotting scope for birders — and it's brilliant in places, frustrating in others
- When AI inherits your technical debt
- Backpacks, USB hubs, and more: the essential accessories every student needs for their Mac
- Surfshark pulls the plug on Search as it shifts focus to fighting scams
- How to watch The Sky at Night for *FREE* – stream the long-running astronomy show from anywhere
- Why serious AI builders are skipping third-party evals
- Geekom IT13 Max review: An Ultra 9 mini PC held back by its own configuration
- Samsung's latest report suggests the RAM crisis is only just getting started — could we be looking at a new normal?
- Proton VPN quietly unveils a massive under-the-hood upgrade — here's all we know about 'Proton Protocols'
- 'We’ve been behind the ball for so long': Experts say DNA samples from crime-scene forensics can be modified and even switched using an AI tool
- 3 reasons the Dell XPS 13 is the ultimate laptop for school or university
- Lies of P: Complete Edition is excellent on Nintendo Switch 2, packing solid performance and the excellent Overture expansion
- What is the release date for Ted Lasso season 4 episode 1 on Apple TV?
- What is the release date for My Life with the Walter Boys season 3 on Netflix?
- Casio is going all-out on retro fitness trackers — as two vintage watches with Bluetooth step-tracking join a new version of its wild smart ring
- Google Search Console now lets you track social media and video content — here's how to get it up and running
- New AirPods set to arrive before the end of the year, but don't hold your breath on cameras in Apple earbuds just yet
- Microsoft acknowledges how dire the RAM crisis is by promising to reduce Windows 11's 'memory footprint' on 8GB laptops — but it should have been this way from the start
- 'Nobody was buying them so it doesn't really matter' — Xbox console price hike hits the UK
- Is AI creating the next wave of software sprawl?
- Why security debt belongs on the boardroom agenda
- Microsoft warns Teams mobile users to update app now or lose Calendar access
- The six-stage journey: Why 62% of organizations are stuck below the AI value line
- Dreo’s misting fan can cool far better than a standard fan — I was blown away by its superior chilling and how long it runs without needing refilling
- I tested the Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X20 Max and it’s a great all-round performer — when it actually works
- The InkLeaf is a dual-screen e-paper tablet that lets you read on one display and take notes on the other
- Why vertical AI is the defining opportunity for enterprise right now
- The infrastructure debt AI creates isn't in the code. It's in the operations
- Why even the biggest brands have low AI readiness
- A stratospheric balloon could become a high-altitude drone carrier, capable of loitering for weeks and launching solar-powered UAVs
- In a twist of irony, a Chinese open source GLM 5.2 AI model contained 'rogue' OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol in a Hugging Face hack just as the US mulls banning open-weight AI
- I love the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic so much I didn’t even take it off for my wedding — so where’s my Watch 9 Classic Samsung?
- August 2
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- Quordle hints and answers for Monday, August 3 (game #1652)
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Monday, August 3 (game #1149)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, August 3 (game #883)
- Russia debuts anti-Starlink EW system that can blind terminals by overloading 'satellites' receiving antennas'
- Quote of the day by pioneer of cybernetics Norbert Wiener: 'The automated machine is the economic equivalent of slave labour' — foreshadowing the displacement of human labor in the years to come
- I defected to the PS5 after 30 years of PC gaming — here's why I have no regrets about swapping the RAM crisis for the disc crisis
- Russia is planning a tethered mother drone carrying up to six wired mini spy UAVs
- I finally got Flight Simulator 2024 off the runway — and it’s far more gorgeous and far more grueling than I ever imagined
- US confirms it will leverage Ukraine's expertise in military drones before competing to 'be the world champions'
- Palantir debuts 'war' data center in a container, full of Nvidia's B300 AI accelerators and open-weight models
- I've used the Dyson V15 Detect for two years, and although it's not perfect, I'd still recommend it over a Shark — here's why
- Startup backed by the world's largest battery maker just launched a supercheap mini PC that competes with Nvidia's $5000 AI DGX Spark PC
- How to watch Leeds vs Liverpool for FREE: pre-season friendly live streams from anywhere
- Samsung claims the Galaxy Z Fold 8's wider shape is ‘the new standard for viewing content’ — but is it really better than the Z Fold 8 Ultra? I tested Netflix, YouTube, and Instagram on both phones to find out
- Could Seagate follow Micron? 90% of its hard drive capacity is going to enterprise, with customers scrambling to secure HDDs in 2029
- I've spent a bunch of time with the SteelSeries Stratus+, and it’s OK on PC but struggles on Android
- I nearly melted my laptop so you don’t have to — after testing cooling pads for chilling your laptop during a heatwave, I’ve got serious data to drop on the coolest and quietest products you can buy
- Bazzite has been an excellent OS for my second gaming PC, but I can't replace Windows 11 with it on my main rig — here's why
- Xreal has made the most stylish budget smart glasses I’ve seen — and they give my RayNeo Air 4 Pros a real run for their money
- ‘The next major music platform should give people something to do with the music’: Spotify’s former Head of Innovation on his plans to launch an interactive music service, and whether AI features will help or hinder streaming
- I spent 6 months with this pocket Android ereader — and it got me into books again, but didn’t break my smartphone addiction
- Hackers are going after our water now — over 30 Minnesota utilities hit in coordinated cyberattack by apparent Iranian attackers
- The hardest Bob's Burgers quiz of all time is here — but can you handle the grill heat and score more than 80%?
- The fun-size Ninja Luxe Café Mini helps you brew tasty espresso and drip coffee if your kitchen isn't big enough for two separate machines
- Celebrating the AI Act delay? The EU AI Act’s chatbot and content rules apply this week
- UK tests robot boat that can fly its own wired drone even in 14ft waves and stay at sea for weeks
- How to watch Naked and Afraid: Shipwrecked – stream survival show all-star spin-off
- 'You can literally fix anything if you watch enough YouTube': I met with tech repair experts and campaigners to learn how to fix my broken gadgets — and why it's so important
- Google pulling Nano Banana from Google Earth after one day shows how bad our AI misinformation problem has got
- As a human D&D Dungeon Master, AI will never replace me — but I wanted to see whether ChatGPT or Gemini were getting close
- Half of adults admit they would publish work created mainly by AI and not say so — despite believing other people should do just that
- I found the Apple Watch feature every busy pro needs — and I use it every workout
- Your daily coffee is over 90% water, and tap water could be ruining your best beans — experts explain how to choose the right filter to unlock the full flavor
- I’ve driven the new Cupra Raval and it’s proof that the hot hatch can live on in the EV era
- Startup swaps costly AI GPUs for Arm cores and up to 128TB of 'cheap' LPDDR6 RAM instead of expensive HBM to smash through the memory wall
- I conducted a blindfolded Bluetooth speaker test with 4 colleagues and no, JBL didn’t win — here’s which portable speaker got the most votes based on their ears only
- August 1
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- China outs Nvidia-powered AS2-W quad-wheel 'robot wolf', just weeks after its armed version surfaced in joint military drills in Mongolia
- 'They’re closer to architecture than landscaping': inside Walt Disney World’s eight-month process to build EPCOT’s Flower & Garden Festival topiaries
- NYT Connections hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #1148)
- NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #882)
- Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, August 2 (game #1651)
- $10 billion startup gets SK Hynix backing to build a transformer that does just one thing but exceedingly well
- Quote of the day by investor Warren Buffett on AI capex: "That's real money... That kind of money wasn't even put in the railroad business" — outlining his bullish long-term thesis on AI
- Back to the '90s: I turned my Frankenstein’s monster of a gaming PC into a retro beige beauty in honor of a time when computers used to be fun
- Ukraine will mass-produce Stone Cloak EW tech after the UK allows Kyiv to build a tablet-sized device
- I replaced Ford BlueCruise with an open-source driver-assistance system — after 1,000 miles, I'm not going back
- A cultural crime against humanity? AI firms are destroying ultra-rare books so nobody else can read them
- The Ultimate Guide to Apple Arcade
- Expert warns this dangerous Microsoft Word worm can burrow into Copilot and cause havoc — here's what we know
- What kind of iPhone gamer are you? Find out in our quiz and get some hand-picked Apple Arcade recommendations
- I played all 279 Apple Arcade games — here are the eight best, from genius quick puzzlers to addictive life sims
- Blank spaces could hold danger - Kaspersky report warns of the dangers of 'parked domains' and empty pages where hackers could be lurking
- After three weeks wearing the Meta Ray-Ban Scriber Optics I couldn't be more in love — I just wish smart glasses weren’t so controversial
- Apple Arcade is a joyful reminder of when mobile gaming was about fun, not emptying your wallet
- 'A disk in a planet-scale computer': Meta has so many expensive GPUs that it's buying SSDs to kill idle time
- What is Apple Arcade? Everything you need to know about the gaming service included with your One subscription
- Bad updates, broken cables and blackouts - Cloudflare reveals some of the wildest reasons behind Internet downtime across the world
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day's post-credits scene might not mean what you think it does — here's my wild theory about the new Marvel movie's final shot
- Insta360's new device solves the biggest problem with first-person video — and it’s not a camera
- Top tech of the month: the best new gadgets we've tested for August 2026
- Is bulldozing homes, seizing land, harming the climate, and replacing workers really worth everyone having an AI agent?
- 'That's our next mission — proving that games are art': meet Story Kitchen, the bold, trail-blazing studio behind the popular Sonic movies that wants to turn your favorite game into the next movie or TV hit
- I asked ChatGPT and Siri AI to build me a workout plan — and there was only one winner
- There’s a micro mobility revolution underway in the USA, spurred on by a rise in popularity of golf carts — could this be a turning point for the country that pioneered gigantic SUVs?
- A love letter to Gillian Anderson: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is everything the girls have ever wanted — and we'll thank you for the new horror movie forever
- How to watch Richard E. Grant’s Very Modern Odyssey online for FREE – stream actor's epic travelogue from anywhere
- I logged 250 miles testing Android Auto vs Apple CarPlay and there's one I'm going to stick with
- How to watch Tour de France Femmes 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels, schedule
- I've started grading iPhone 17 Pro Max footage like cinema camera footage, and ProRes RAW is why
- New study reveals how AI is reshaping how people shop online — but they still don't really trust it enough
- How to watch Clasica San Sebastian 2026: FREE live streams, TV channels, start time
- How to watch Chelsea vs Tottenham for FREE: pre-season friendly live streams from anywhere
- What does a backyard Dolby Atmos home music studio look like when you’re a sound engineer for major artists? The shed of my dreams, that’s what
- Zelensky confirms Ukraine's drones will reach 6,000 miles in 2027 — enough to cover the entirety of Russia and able to reach as far as San Francisco from Kyiv
- I electrocuted my own vagus nerve every day for a week to find out if brain health wearables are worth the hype